Maverick independent watchmaker H. Moser & Cie. and auction house Christie’s are partnering to support the Swiss watchmaking industry. Through the partnership H. Moser & Cie. will supply Christie’s with a unique watch for auction each year, with the proceeds going to the Fondation pour la Culture Horlogère Suisse (Foundation for Swiss Watchmaking Culture).

H. Moser & Cie. did not want to use a precious metal case for this piece unique, as the use of materials from overseas would make the watch less Swiss Made.

A few weeks ago H. Moser & Cie. (HMC) announced that it was dropping the ‘Swiss Made’ label from its dials, and promised to unveil ‘the most Swiss Made watch ever created’ on January 12, 2017. True to its word, the independent watchmaker unveiled the Swiss Mad Watch yesterday, a piece unique watch (1/1) with a case made from Swiss Cheese (seriously).

H. Moser & Cie. (HMC) has announced that it will drop the ‘Swiss Made’ demarcation from the dials of its watches from January 1, 2017. The move is in response to new legislation governing the ‘Swiss Made’ label, which the independent brand says are still too lax, and may actually mislead customers. The brand also says it will unveil the most ‘Swiss Made watch ever created’ on January 12, 2017. We can’t wait…

The perpetual calendar complication plays a big part of H. Moser & Cie’s history. It therefore makes perfect sense that the independent brand has chosen Leap Day 2016 or #MoserDay (as the brand calls it) to unveil its latest QP, the limited edition Endeavour Perpetual Calendar Concept Funky Blue. Expect to see it, and more, at BaselWorld 2016.

There’s just no other perpetual calendar on the market with a dial as spartan as this.

SIHH 2016 is still a few hours away but independent watchmaker H. Moser & Cie (HMC) has already opened its horological-gates with three new timepieces. These aren’t all new watches, instead they are different references though one in particular, the Perpetual Calendar Heritage Limited Edition, is so distinctive compared to its predecessors, it could be considered an all new watch.

With the launch of its Swiss Alp Watch, independent watchmaker H. Moser & Cie (HMC) is drawing attention to the latest challenge to befall the Swiss watchmaking industry – the smartwatch. The brand is also committing to fighting the smartwatch onslaught by inspiring its fellow mechanical watchmaking counterparts to uphold the centuries-long tradition of Swiss watchmaking.

Straight from the company’s website: the Swiss Alp Watch is inspired by the modern design of smartwatches, but is entirely mechanical.